October 17, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



One of the Rice & Co. Wedding Outfit. 



It would be fair better, after a warm 

 day, to hold the temperature most of the 

 night a couple of degrees above the nor- 

 mal night temperature. It is only by 

 making progress that the plants will 

 really overcome the effects of flagging or 

 any other check. After such a day the 

 ventilators should not be closed down 

 tight until the temperature is down to 

 normal, with a steam pipe running. Our 

 method is to lower the ventilators to 

 about two inches. Then, if necessary, we 

 turn on one steam pipe in a house of 

 medium width. If the temperature out- 

 side drops 80 low that one pipe will not 

 hold the temperature up to the mark, 

 we close the ventilators down tight and 

 after that turn on more pipes, as may 

 be needed. It is good policy to run a 

 crack of air on the houses whenever 

 possible, but it would be folly and a 

 waste of fuel to run several pipes in a 

 house and keep the ventilators up. 



If the temperature outside hovers 

 around 48 to 50 degrees and you need 

 no steam to keep the houses up, it is a 

 good plan to run the steam around a 

 couple of times during the night anyway. 

 It will keep the air moving and prevent 

 the dampness from settling down on the 

 plants. A. F. J. Baur. 



CAMELLIAS. 



Camellias, at one time universal favor- 

 ites, are but little seen in the markets 

 today. We are pleased, nevertheless, to 

 find an increasing call for them at the 

 better class of stores. Plants carry- 

 ing a few flowers make exceedingly use- 

 ful stock for Christmas trade, and we 

 expect to see a very large demand for 

 them the coming winter. 



The treatment recommended for azaleas 

 will suit camellias well, but they seem 

 to prefer heavier compost, and the addi- 

 tion of a little well decayed manure 

 ■will prove beneficial. Camellias will not 



stand forcing like azaleas. Such treat- 

 ment will cause a loss of flower buds. 

 A sufficiently high temperature is 50 

 degrees at night and they will winter 

 in one 10 degrees lower. When making 

 their growth they enjoy frequent syring- 

 ings anu a warm, moist atmosphere. 



THE WEDDING OUTFITS. 



The photographs reproduced on this 

 and the opposite page show the great 

 progress that has been made in up-to- 

 date accessories for the decorator, in re- 

 producing almost any effect desired in 

 enameled wicker or willow ware. These 

 wedding outfits, which are made in sev- 

 eral styles, are made by M, Rice & Co., 

 Philadelphia, who have the reputation of 

 producing 'some of the most practical and 

 original ideas in the florists ' supply busi- 

 ness. 



To give an idea of the size of these 

 wedding outfits, the following dimensions 

 are given: Height of large posts with 

 globes, nine and one-half feet; height 

 of gate posts, four feet, without the 

 vases; width of the entire wedding gates 

 and posies complete, about eighteen feet. 

 ;The set is so constructed that it can 

 be readily taken apart in sections, and 

 used in many different combinations. 

 Where space is limited the 4-foot posts 

 and gates can be used, producing a pleas- 

 ing effect for a house wedding, as shown 

 in the illustration in which the kneeling 

 stool is shown. The outfits are made 

 both solid and open, and the sections are 

 interchangeable, so that a decorator who 

 possesses two outfits can create with them 

 a sufficient number of combinations so 

 that it has the value of a new set for 

 every decoration. Electric lights can be 

 iised in the globes on top of the posts, 

 if desired. The globes and vases are 

 detachable and can be lifted off and 

 plants or flowers used in their place. 



Rice & Co. state that the first of these 



outfits made, the ones illustrated, were 

 turned out to order for a leading retail 

 florist. 



HARDY AQUATICS. 



What do you consider the best aquatic 

 plants for our short seasons in North 

 Dakota? I want to use something of 

 that sort in my park work next year. 

 C. E. M. 



There are quite a few aquatics which 

 will succeed well in North Dakota, and 

 which would form attractive features in 

 private gardens or public parks. A few 

 reliable and easily cultivated sorts are: 

 Nymphsea alba, European water lily; 

 N. Marliacea, in pink, yellow, rose and 

 white colors; N. odorata, fragrant pond 

 lily, in variety; N. tuberosa rosea, pink; 

 N. Laydekeri, in several colors. Ne- 

 lumbium speciosum, or Egyptian lotus, 

 with magnificent flowers and superb 

 foliage, is worthy of a trial. It is per- 

 fectly hardy, as are other members of 

 the lotus family. 



There are many other aquatics suit- 

 able to use on the edges of ponds in 

 which yon may be growing water lilies. 

 A few easily grown sorts are: Myrio- 

 phyllum proserpinacoides, parrot 's 

 feather; Limnocharis Humboldtii, water 

 poppy ; Caltha palustris, marsh marigold ; 

 Peltandra Virginica, water arum ; Ponte- 

 deria cordata, pickerel weed; Sagittaria 

 MonfeAHdensis, giant arrow-head; Lim- 

 nanthemum Indicum, snowflake; Jussieua 

 longifolia, and others. All these will be 

 found of easy culture, but do not mix 

 them indiscriminately among the 

 nympha^as. Keep them near the edges 

 of the ponds. c. W. 



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Minneapolis, Minn.— The Lakewood 

 Cemetery Association will build two 

 additional greenhouses, 20x60 and 

 56x103, at Thirty-sixth street and Flor- 

 ence avenue. The cost will be $2,500. 



